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“European intelligence chiefs warned Monday that Russia is actively seeking to undermine their democracies by disinformation, cyberattacks and more traditional means of espionage” writes The Associated Press for seattletimes.com. BERLIN (AP) — European intelligence chiefs warned Monday that Russia is actively seeking to undermine their democracies by disinformation, cyberattacks and more traditional means of espionage.Parker said the March 4 attack on Sergei Skripal and his daughter in Salisbury was swiftly followed by Russian attempts to divert blame.Maassen, his German counterpart, said the Brexit referendum likely prompted spy chief in some…

“It is now 10 weeks since a nerve agent attack on the former Russian spy Skripal and his daughter Yulia, in the English city of Salisbury” writes unknown author for cnbc.com. It was the first time in history that the boss of Britain’s domestic spy agency spoke publicly at a venue outside of the United Kingdom. Source: cnbc.com Share This:

“The headlines today are all about a landmark speech by the head of MI5, Andrew Parker, who is heading to Berlin to give a speech on European security” writes Juliet Samuel for telegraph.co.uk. He will be speaking to the Counter Terrorism Group, which comprises intelligence chiefs from 30 European domestic security services. Source: telegraph.co.uk Share This:

“According to Parker, the UK intelligence services and police have disrupted 25 potential attacks in the UK since 2013” writes Ewen Macaskill for theguardian.com. MI5 and the other two main UK intelligence agencies, MI6 and GCHQ, are all anxious to maintain a close working relationship with their European counterparts after Brexit.He will say: “European intelligence cooperation today is simply unrecognisable to what it looked like five years ago”.The UK and the other European spy agencies work on the assumption that intelligence sharing will continue after Brexit.Apart from common European platforms…

“MI5 is a “young” organisation staffed by analysts who have gone straight from University to behind a computer screen, the former reviewer of terrorism has said as he called on them to work closer with the policeman on the street” writes Hayley Dixon for telegraph.co.uk. In a rare insight to the shadowy organisation, David Anderson QC said that there was a risk that they are not suspicious enough and could become “accustomed” to the reams of data, and therefore an officer with real world experience is useful to flag up issues…

“It warns against “risky business” and lists “inappropriate activities” which even if they are not illegal can “have a lasting impact on you personally”” writes Dominic Selwood for telegraph.co.uk. This in turn could damage the reputation not only of the individual, but the business and the UK as a whole, according to the document seen by the Mail on Sunday. Source: telegraph.co.uk Share This:

“MI5 agents are allowed to carry out criminal activity in the UK, the government has acknowledged for the first time” writes Charlotte Cooper for theguardian.com. It also states: “Public views of what MI5 agents do are often based on fiction and not always accurate.It instructs the IPCO to oversee the participation of MI5 agents in criminal activity, which was previously conducted by the now-defunct office of the Intelligence Services Commissioner, under a secret order referred to as the “third direction”.However, guidance about when British spies can commit crimes, and how…

“Britain’s security agencies all separately said that they don’t expect Donald Trump to fulfil pledges he made during his presidential campaign” writes Kieran Corcoran for businessinsider.com. However, the message from the security agencies was essentially not to worry, because they do not think Trump will deliver.The pledges they have publicly doubted include foreign policy decisions related to Russia and Iran, and his intention on using torture to extract intelligence. Source: businessinsider.com Share This:

“It was recently revealed by MI5 chief Andrew Parker that MI5 had foiled nine alleged terror attacks in the UK over the past year” writes Naomi Gordon for cosmopolitan.com. Essentially police believe that the plan was to launch some sort of improvised explosive device at Downing Street and in the ensuing chaos, attack and kill Theresa May. Source: cosmopolitan.com Share This: